tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to tower over the surroundings
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
sword; blade; single stroke
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
stimulating; exciting; provocative
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
show; exhibition; spectacle
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
true character; true heart; true spirit
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
troubled times; turbulent times
every place; various places
holding one's ground; defending local authority
armed might; military power; the sword; force
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
looking or acting as if one owned the place
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force